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Thismanualprovidesyouwithreferenceinformation requiredtooperateandfullyunderstandthecommands, menus,operationalmodesandoptionsprovidedbythe SimradSH90.Foruserinformationinbrief,refertothe SimradSH90Operatormanual.

WARNING:TheSimradSH90sonarmustneverbe poweredupwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer willbedamagedifittransmitsinopenair .T oprevent inadvertentuseofthesonar ,pulloutthemainsplugon theProcessorUnitwheneverthevesselisindrydock.

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Rev.A10.05.2010

Firstrelease.ReleasedforSW2.1.X.

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Disclaimer

KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichit wasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury topersonnel.Theusermustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore attemptingtoinstall,operateorworkontheequipment. KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Supportinformation

Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Y oucanalsocontactususingthefollowing address:contact@simrad.com.Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visitourwebsite.On thewebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

Referencemanual

ABOUTTHISMANUAL

Aboutthismanual

Purpose

Thepurposeofthisreferencemanualistoprovidethe descriptions,proceduresanddetailedparameterexplanations requiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimradSH90, aswellasathoroughunderstandingofthesystemparameters andadjustments.

Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsis essentialtofullytakeadvantageofthefunctionalityprovided. Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically,anditisnot possibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataat alltimes.Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualis highlyrecommended,preferablywhileexploringthesystem’s functionality.

Systemoperationisadynamicactivityrequiringregular adjustmentsandnetuningtoachievethebestpossibleresults undervaryingenvironmentalconditions.

Softwareversion

Thismanualcompliestosoftwareversion2.1.X.

Registeredtrademarks

Windows,WindowsXP ,andWindows7areeitherregistered trademarks,ortrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnited Statesand/orothercountries.

References

ThefollowingusermanualshavebeenprovidedfortheSimrad SH90.EnglishmanualsareprovidedwiththeSH90whenitis shipped.Whenavailable,manualsinotherlanguagesmaybe downloadedfromh

t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .

•SimradSH90InstallationManual,English[323776]

•SimradSH90OperatorManual,English[323773]

•SimradSH90ReferenceManual,English[323775]

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SIMRADSH90

Importantmatters

StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradSH90.

Topics

•Importantmattersonpage12

•Basicinformationonpage13

•Mainunitsonpage13

•Systemdiagramonpage17

•Basicfunctionalityonpage17

•Optionalfunctionalityonpage21

•Peripheralequipmentonpage22

Aswithalladvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportant mattersabouttheSH90thatyoumustremember.

Beforeyouswitchonthesonar

Beforeyoupowerupthesonar,makesurethatyouhavesufcient waterdepthtolowerthetransducer!

Whenthesonarisnotinuse

Toprotectthesonarwhenitisnotinuse,westronglyadviceyou tohoistthetransducer,eventhoughyoumaynotswitchoffthe power.Innarroworshallowwatersthisisveryimportant,since youmay-inworstcase-runthetransducerintothebottom. Thiswilldamagethetransducerandthetransducershaft,and extensiverepairisrequired.

Whenyoudockthevessel

Itisveryimportantthatthesonarsystemremainss whenthevesselisindrydock.Ifthetransducerissubjected totransmitpowerwhenitisinopenair,itwillbedamaged. Asasafeguardingmeasure,youcanremovethepowerfuses onthesonarsystembeforethevesselisdocked.Asanextra safeguardingmeasure,thesonarisbydefaultpoweredupwith thetransmitpowerswitchedoff.

Manualoperationofthehullunit

w i t c h e d o f f

Intheeventofimproperoperation,thepowerful3kWelectric motormaycauseseriousdamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury topersonnel.

Therefore,b therelevantprocedure(s).Y ouwillthenfamiliarizeyourself withthemethod.

e f o r e youstarttheoperation,readcarefullythrough

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Ifsomethingbreaksdown

Ifyouthinkthatsomethinghasbeendamagedonthesonar, contactyourlocaldealerforadvice.

Basicinformation

TheSimradSH90isanomnidirectionalhighfrequencysonar.

Itisdesignedforallsizedshingvessels,bothpurseseiners andtrawlers.

Theoperationalfrequencyis114kHz.Thecylindrical multi-elementtransducerallowstheomnidirectionalsonarbeam tobetiltedelectronicallyfrom+10to–60degrees.Thisallows youtoautomaticallytrackschoolsofsh,andtoobservethe wholewatervolumearoundthevessel.Astabilisingsystemis includedforelectronicpitchandrollcompensation.

Greatemphasishasbeenplacedongivingthebestpossible presentationsonahighresolutioncolourdisplay .

TheSH90ProcessorUnitiscontrolledbyMicrosoft’sWindows

operatingsystem,whichresultinaexiblechoiceofdisplay

modesforalargerangeofuserapplications.

Thesignalprocessingandbeamformingisperformedinafast digitalsignalprocessingsystemusingthefulldynamicrange ofthesignals.

Inadditiontothetraditionalsinglefrequencytransceiversystem, theSimradSH90containsanadvancedfrequencymodulated ltersystem(FM).

Mainunits

TheSimradSH90comprisesthefollowingunits:

Normallyinstalledinthewheelhouse:

•DisplayUnit

•OperatingPanel

•ProcessorUnit

•OperatingPanelpowersupply

Normallyinstalledinthesonarroom:

•TransceiverUnit

•PowerSupplyUnit

•HullUnit

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Wheelhouseunits

DisplayUnit

Thecolourdisplayisahigh-resolutionmonitor.Inaddition tothesonarpicture,themonitorwillalsodisplaythemenu systemfortheinteractiveoperation.Inordertoeasethesituation comprehension,certaincolourshavebeenchosentobetterthe distinctionbetweenthevariouselementsinthepresentation.

Thecolourdisplayisnotapartofthesonardelivery,anditmust bepurchasedlocally.

OperatingPanel

Figure1OperatingPanel

TheOperatingPanelcontainsallnecessarycontrolfunctionsfor normaloperationofthesonar.

Thecontrolsarearrangedinlogicalfunctiongroups,thisgivesa clearandeasyoperation.

Notethatallsonaroperationcanalsobemadeusingthetrackball ontheOperatingPanelandthemenusystem.Y oucanalsousea standardcomputermouse.

ProcessorUnit

TheProcessorUnitisamarinecomputerbasedontheMicrosoft WindowsXP®operatingsystem.Itisdesignedforruggeduse.

Thecomputerisbasedonacommercialdesign,butthesoftware andhardwarehasbeenspeciedandassembledbySimradtosuit theSH90requirements.

ThecomputerholdsaDVDplayerforusewithfuturesoftware upgrades.

Figure2ProcessorUnit

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Thepurposeofthiscomputeristoallowyoutocontrolthesonar. Thecomputerservesseveralfunctions.

•Itcontrolstheoveralloperationofthesonarfunctions.

•Itprovidesthegraphicpresentationofthesonarmodesand echoes.

•Itholdsthemenusystem.

•ItcommunicateswiththeOperatingPaneltoreadthebuttons andtrackballmovements.

•Itperformstheadvancedsignalprocessingandbeamforming requiredtopresenttheinformationonthedisplay.

•Itcommunicateswithperipheraldevicesandsensorsusing seriallines.

•ItcommunicateswiththeTransceiverUnit.

OperatingPanelpowersupply

Asmallpowersupplyisimplementedtoprovidestand-bypower totheOperatingPanel.Thepowersupplyisconnectedtothe ProcessorUnit.

Sonarroomunits

TransceiverUnit

TheSH90TransceiverUnitislocatedinthesonarroom,closeto theHullUnit.

Thetransceiverperformsthetransmissionandreceptioncontrol ofthe480transmittersand480receiverchannels.16identical transceiverboardsareused.Adedicatedpowersupplyis providedtosupplytherequiredDCvoltagestothetransceiver. OneEthernetcableisusedforcommunicationwiththeProcessor Unitinthewheelhouse,andasecondEthernetcableisusedto controlthehullunit.ThethirdEthernetcableconnectstothe PowerSupplyUnit.

Thetransducercablesfromthehullunitarepluggedintotheside walloftheTransceiverUnitcabinetusingaspecialplug.

TheTransceiverUnitismountedonthebulkheadusingpowerful shockabsorbers.Theconnectorsforpowerandinterfaceare locatedatthebottomofthecabinet.

PowerSupplyUnit

Adedicatedpowersupplycabinetisusedtoprovidethe TransceiverUnitwithoperationalpower.

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WARNING

Thepowersupplycabinetcontainshighvoltages. DonotopenthecabinetdoorwhiletheSH90is switchedon.

HullUnit

TheHullUnitisdesignedtolowerthetransducer1.0meters belowtheship’shull.

Thetransducercanalsobeloweredtoanyselectedmiddle position.Incaseofvoltagefailure,thetransducercanberaised orloweredmanuallybymeansofahandcrank.

Thesensorfortheelectronicstabilisationofthesonarbeams ishousedintheMotorControlUnit,whichismountedonthe HullUnit.

WARNING

Ifthetransducerhitslargerobjectsorbottom,the transducershaftmaybebent,or-inworstcaseitcanbebrokenoff.Abrokentransducershaftwill causewaterleakagethroughthetopoftheshaft.

Insuchcases,d itsupperposition.

Topreventseriousdamage,youmusthaveawater pumpandawarningsysteminthesonarroom.

Transducer

o n o t raisethetransducershaftto

ThecylindricalTransducerallowsthesonarbeamtogivefull 360degreescoverageofthewatervolumefrom+10anddown to-60degrees.

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Systemdiagram

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Figure3SH90Simpliedsystemdiagram

AProcessorUnit

BDisplayUnit

COperatingPanel

DOperatingPanelpowersupply

ETransceiverUnit

FPowerSupplyUnit

GMotorControlUnit

HHullUnit

ITransducer

SimradSH90

Basicfunctionality

ThebasicprinciplesoftheSimradSH90areuniquebecause ofthe480transmitterand480receiverchannelswiththeir transducerelementsspreadaroundonthecylindricaltransducer.

Thetransmission,receptionanddataprocessingareunder computercontrol,andthepowerfulcapabilitiesofthesonarare theresultsofsophisticateddigitalsignalprocessingsoftware andstateofthearthardware.

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Omnibeam

WhentheOmnibeamistilted,thetotalbeampicturecanbe comparedwithfoldinganumbrella,whichmeansthatallbeams in360degreesaroundthevesselhavethesametiltangle.

Figure4Omnibeamprinciple

Thebeamcanbetiltedfrom+10upto-60degreesdown.

Inadditiontoseeingthetargetfromabove,itisalsopossible toseethetargetfromtheside,byusingtheverticalslice presentation.Inthiscasethebeamcoversacontinuousvertical beamfrom0to-60degreesinonetransmission.

Figure560degreesverticalslice

Thisverticalslice,whichispresentedbythewhiteaudioline inthehorizontalpicture,canbeselectedtoanybearingbythe manualtrainingcontrol.ThecombinationoftheOmnimode andtheverticalslicewillgiveanoptimalvisualizationofthe catchsituation.

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Figure6Omni/verticalcombination

InadditiontotheOmnipicture,theverticalsliceisespecially usefulforvisualizingtheverticaldistributionofaschoolof sh.Inthatway,itisnotnecessarytogooverthetargettosee thedistributionontheechosounder,whichoftenresultsina spreadingoftheschool.

Stabilisationsystem

TheSimradSH90isprovidedwithastabilisationsystem.

Whenthebeamstabilizerisactivated,bothhorizontaland verticalbeamswillbestabilizedelectronicallyforrollandpitch movementsupto±20degrees.Thebeamdirectionwillthen changecontinuouslyaccordingtothevessel’smovements,and secureanoptimalcontactwiththetargetseveninroughseas.

Figure7Stabilisationsystem

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Reception

Agreatefforthasbeenmadetoreduceunwantednoisetogeta cleanandstableechopresentation.T oachievethisgoalthesonar receiverhasthefollowinglteringpossibilities:

•FMCorrelationlter

•AGC(AutomaticGainControl)

•RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)

•Ping-to-pinglter

•TVG(TimeV ariableGain)

•Noiselter

FMCorrelationlter

TheFM(frequencymodulation)isasweepinfrequencies. Thereceiverltersoutthosesignalsthatarethesameasthe transmitted.Thisprovidesalteringeffect,whichefciently reducesinterference,noiseandreverberation.Inadditionto givingacleanandstableechopresentation,thiswillnormally alsoincreasethesonar’sdetectionrange.Theadvantageof theFMcorrelationlteristhatitretainsthehighresolutionin rangewithlongpulselengthsandhighenergy,andthatitisnot sensitivetomovingtargets.

AGC(AutomaticGainControl)

TheAGC(AutomaticGainControl)sensestheecholevelin severaldirections,andusethisasabasisforadjustingallthe receiverbeams.TheAGCwillthusprovideautomaticscaling ofthedatainordertomaintainproperdynamicrangebasedon allechovalues

Thestrengthoftheltercanbeselectedinthemenu.

RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)

TheRCGfunctionadjustthepicturetominimizeinuencefrom bottomandsurfacereverberation.

Thestrengthoftheltercanbeselectedinthemenu.With maximumstrengthisselected,theRCGwilleffectivelyreduce thebottominshallowwater,whilevariationsonthebottom willbedisplayed.Notethatscatteredshcanbeperceivedas reverberation.TheRCGltermustthereforebeusedwithcareif scatteredschoolsaretobedetected.

Ping-to-pinglter

TheeSimradSH90isequippedwithaping-to-pinglter(PP Filter)toprovideacleanandsteadypresentationbyreducingthe interferenceandnoise.Thisltercomparestheechoesfroma

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selectedamountoftransmissions(pings),andanechohastobe presentintheselectedamountofpingsinordertobepresented onthedisplay .

Notethatinroughseas,whenthebeameasilycanmissthetarget inseveralpings,thePPFiltermustbeusedwithcare.

TVG(TimeVariableGain)

TheTimeV ariableGain(TVG)functioncontrolsthegainof thereceiversothataschoolwithagivensizeanddensityis presentedwithapproximatelythesamestrengthonthedisplay, insidetheregulatedTVGrange.Thiscanalsobeseenasalter, becauseitreducesthenoiseclosetothevessel.Theregulated strengthoftheTVGcanbeselectedinthemenu.

Noiselter

Thenoiselterisdesignedtoremoveunwantedacousticnoise fromthesonarpicture.Itwillreducetheinterferencefromother acousticsystems(sonarsandechosounders)onyourownvessel andfromothervesselsinthevicinity.Itwillalsosuppressthe noisefromyourownpropellersandfromothersimilarnoise sources.

Transmission

ThetransmissioniscontrolledfromtheProcessorUnit.The parametersyouhavechosenaretransferredtotheTransceiver UnitbymeansoftheEthernetcable.

TheTransceiverUnitcontains480transmitterchannelswhich aredistributedon16identicaltransceivercircuitboards.Each transmitterchannelisindividuallyloadedwiththeparametersfor therelevanttransducerelementposition.Theparametersinclude poweroutputandtimedelaytoformabeamwiththeselected beamangle.

Whenthestabilisingsystemisactive,thetiltangleforeachbeam willautomaticallybecorrectedrelativetothevessel’spitchand rollmovements.

Optionalfunctionality

TheSimradSH90isasingle114kHzsonarwithbeam stabilisation.

Theoptionsdescribedbelowarepreprogrammedintothe standardsoftwareversion,andacodewordisrequiredtomake theactualoptionavailable.

•Scienticoutput

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Peripheralequipment

Scienticoutput

TheScienticOutputisdesignedforresearchpurposes.When activated,thefollowingdataareavailableonanEthernet(LAN) output:

•Beamdata

•Targetdata

•Ownshipdata

•Geardata

Thescienticoutputoptionmayalsoincludesoftwarefora ScienticDataLogger.

TheSimradSH90requiresconnectiontoaspeedlogandacourse gyro.Aninaccuratelogorgyroinputwillcauseinaccurate indicationofthevesselandtargetmovements.

Inadditiontologandgyro,thefollowingperipheralequipment canbeconnectedtothesonar:

•A(D)GPSmaybeconnectedtothesonartoestablishthe vesselspositionandprovidecursorandmarkerlatitudeand longitude.

•ASimradcatchmonitoringsystemwillprovidethenetdepth indigitsandbarsonthecatchdatapresentation.

•Simradtrawlinstrumentation:

–SimradFS70,FS900andFS3300:Thetrawlwillbe

displayedincorrectdepth.

–SimradITI:Thetrawlwillbedisplayedincorrectsize,

depth,distanceandbearing.

•Acurrentmetersystemwillindicatethecurrentspeedand directionforuptothreedifferentdepthsinthesonarpicture.

•Aradiobuoysystem(GPStype)willprovidethegeographical positionofthebuoy(s)inthesonarpicture.

Forconnectionofanyofthisperipheralequipment,contactyour localdealer.

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedadditionaltechnicalsupportforyourSimradSH90 youmustcontactyourlocaldealer,oroneofoursupport departments.

Norway(Mainofce)

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:+4733034000

•Telefax:+4733042987

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . s u p p o r t @ s i m r a d . c o m

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Spain

•Address:PoligonoPartidaT orres38,03570Villajoyosa, Spain

•Telephone:+34966810149

•Telefax:+34966852304

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USA

•Address:1921033rdA veW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA

•Telephone:+14257121136

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GETTINGSTARTED

OperatingPanel

Pleasendthebasicinformationrequiredtogetyoustartedup withtheSimradSH90.

Topics

•OperatingPanelonpage24

•Poweron/offproceduresonpage25

•Howtoperformbasicoperationsonpage27

•Visualaidsonpage32

•Cosmeticsonpage33

•On-linehelponpage36

Themostfrequentlyusedfunctionsaredirectlyaccessiblebythe designatedcontrolbuttonsontheOperatingPanel,andmayenter operationalcommandsdirectly.

Thebuttonsaregroupedineldsaccordingtotheirpurpose. Mostsonarfunctionsarealsoaccessibleandactivatedusingthe menusystemonthedisplayandthetrackballandSelectbutton ontheOperatingPanel.

Figure8OperatingPanel

AMainswitch:Powerthesonaron(andoff),lowerandhoist

thetransducer

BSymbol:Controlthetargetmarkersprovidingexactlatitude

andlongitudepositioning.

CMode:Selectyourfavouritedisplaymodeorusersetting

withthepushonabutton.

DGain:Separategaincontrolforhorizontalandverticalsonar

presentation.

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Gettingstarted

ERange:Separaterangecontrolforhorizontalandvertical

sonarpresentation.

FCursor:Menuandcursorcontrol.

GTilt:Easycontrolofthesonar’stiltangle,orstartautomatic

searchprogram.

HV arious:Storeinterestingscreencaptures,andzoominon

details.

ITrain:Manualcontrolofbeamtraining,startautomatic

searchandtrackingprograms.

Theseproceduresexplainhowtoswitchthesonarsystemonand off.Theoperationismadeusingthebuttonsontheoperating panel.

Figure9OperatingPanel

Howtoswitchonthesonar

1PressthePowerbuttononthecolourdisplaymonitor.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

•Thegreenlampontherightsideofthebuttonwillash toindicatedthatthepowerhasbeenswitchedon,andthat thecomputerisstartingup.

•Afterashortperiodyouwillseethesonarpictureon thedisplay.

•IfthesonarsystemhasbeendisconnectedfromAC power,theProcessorUnitmustbestartedmanually.Use theon/offswitchbehindthelidonthefrontpanel.

3Checkthatthewaterdepthbeneaththekeelissufcientto

lowerthetransducer.

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4PresstheDownbuttononthecontrolpaneltolowerthe

transducer.

•Thegreenlampnexttothebuttonwillash,andan audiblesignalindicatesthatthetransducerislowered.

•Whenthelowerpositionhasbeenreached,thelamp willbelitcontinuously,theaudiblesignalstops,and thetopbuttonintheStatusparameterdialogshows

Transducer:Down.

•Bydefaultthetransmitpowerisdisabledwhenthe sonarispoweredup.Thisisforsafetyreasons.Onthe

Horizontalmenu,youwillseethattheTXpowerbutton

ashestoremindyouofthis.

5ClicktheTXpowertoselectFull.

Howtoswitchoffthesonar

1PresstheUpbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

•Thegreenlampnexttothebuttonwillash,andan audiblesignalindicatesthatthetransducerishoisted.

•Whentheupperpositionhasbeenreached,thelampwill illuminatecontinuously,theaudiblesignalstops,andthe upperbuttonintheStatusmenushowsTransducer:UP.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

3Switchoffthedisplaymonitor.

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Gettingstarted

4Pleasenote:

•Ifthesonarisswitchedoffuncontrolledwiththe transducerinitsloweredposition,thetransducerwill normallybehoistedautomaticallyafterapproximately oneminute.Y oumusthoweververifythatthistakes place.Ifthetransducerisn beraisedmanuallybymeansofthehoist/lowerswitchin theMotorControlUnit.Ifmainspowerislost,youcan alsousethehandcrankprovided.

Observethisbriefproceduretofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe basicoperationswithechopresentationsandmenuoperations.

o t hoistedautomatically,itcan

Echopresentationandmenu

1Oncethesonarsystemisupandrunning,observethelayout

ofthedisplaypresentation:

•Onther

•Onthel

Figure10Basicmenu(A)andechopresentation(B)

i g h t side,observethemenusystem(A).

e f t side,observethesonarechopresentation(B).

2OntheOperatingPanel,presstheMenubutton(located

abovethelargetrackball).

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3Onthedisplay,observethatthemenudisappears.

Whenthemenuisremovedtheechopresentationisextended tocovertheentiredisplay.

4Usethetrackball,andmovethecursorovertotheleftor

rightsideofthedisplay.

5Observethatthemenureappearsontheselectedside,and

thattheremainingechopresentationareaisn

o t re-scaled.

6Movethecursortowardsthecentreofthedisplay ,and

observethatthetemporarymenudisappears.

7OntheOperatingPanel,presstheMenubuttononemore

time,andobservethatthemenureappears.

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Figure11Menustructure

Gettingstarted

Themenustructure

Themenucontainsseveraldifferentbuttons,tabsandparameter dialogs.

ASonartype:Thiseldsimplystatesthenameofthe

sonar.

BMode:Clickheretochangedisplaymode.Ifyou

clickonthemiddleofthebuttonyouwillopena dedicatedmenuformodeselection.Ifyouclickonthe rightorleftsideofthebuttonyoucanscrollthrough theavailablemodes.

CTab:Clickonatabtobringforwardthemenu.

DMenu:Thisisthebodyofthemenu.Eachmenuholds

oneormorebuttons.

EButton:Clickonabuttontochangetheapplicable

parameter.Ifyouclickonthemiddleofthebutton youwillnormallyopenadedicatedparameterdialog forparameterselection.Ifyouclickontherightorleft sideofthebuttonyoucanscrollthroughtheavailable choices.

FParameterdialog:Whenyouclickabutton,the

relevantparameterdialogopensatthebottomofthe menu.Eachparameterdialogholdsoneormore buttonsormenus.T ocloseaparameterdialog,click theClosebutton.MostdialogsprovideaHelpbutton foraccesstotheon-linehelp.Inthisexampleyou canseetheStatusdialog,whichisreplacedwhena parameterdialogisopened.

GMessages:Thebuttonatthebottomofthemenuis

usedtoprovidemessagesfromthesonarsystem.

→Messagesonpage113

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Controlthecursor

Operatethetrackball(A)ontheOperating Panel.

Observethatthecursormovesonthesonar display,andthatitchangesitsformdepending onitslocation.

ObservethelocationoftheSelectbutton(B). Pressthisbuttontomakeaselection.

TheViewandObjectbuttonsabovethetrackball areusedtoopenspecicmenus.

Menubuttons

Eachmenucontainsseveralbuttons.Eachbuttonshowsboththe functionandthecurrentparameter.Themajorityofthebuttons ineachmenueldhavethreefunctions:

•Youcanselectalowerparametervalue.

•Youcanselectahigherparametervalue.

•Youcanopentheapplicableparameterdialog.

AClickheretodecreasetheparametervalue

BClickheretoincreasetheparametervalue

CClickheretoopentheparameterdialog.

UsethetrackballontheOperatingPanel,andpositionthecursor overthel cursorchangestoa“minus”sign.Thismeansthatthevalueof theparameterwilldecreasewhenyoupresstheSelectbutton ontheOperatingPanel.

e f t sideofthebutton(A).Observethattheshapeofthe

Positionthecursoroverther

i g h t sideofthebutton(B).Observe thattheshapeofthecursorchangestoa“plus”sign.Thismeans thatthevalueoftheparameterwillincreasewhenyoupressthe

Selectbutton.

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Positionthecursoronthecentreofthemenubutton(C).Observe thattheshapeofthecursorchangestoa“menu”symbol.This meansthattheapplicableparameterdialogwillopenwhenyou presstheSelectbutton.Thedialogappearsinthelowerpartof themenueld.

Changingaparametervalue

Observethisgenericproceduretochangeaparametervalue. Onceyouhavegainedmoreexperience,andhavebecomemore familiarwiththeavailableoptions,youwillselecttheparameters directlyfromthebuttons.

Figure12Changingaparametervalue

1Movethecursortothemiddleofthemenubutton(A).

Observethatthecursorchangesitsshapetoamenusymbol.

2PresstheSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

3Observethatthecorrespondingparameterdialog(B)opens

atthebottomofthemenu.

4Movethecursordowntothedialog,positionthecursor

overtherequestedparametervalue(C),andpresstheSelect buttonagain.

5Observethatthechangeyouhaverequestedtakesimmediate

effectonthesonar.

•Thismakesiteasytotesttheeffectofeachparameter setting.Notehoweverthattransceiverrelatedparameters willrstbeoperationalinthenextping.

6MovethecursordowntotheClosebutton(D),andpress

theSelectbuttonagain.

7Observethattheparameterdialogcloses.

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Note

Inthismanual,thephrase“Clickthebutton”meansthatyou shallpositionthecursoroverthemenubutton,andthenpress theSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Certainparametersettingsareidentiedwithanasterisk(*).This symbolindicatesthedefaultsettingknowntoperformwellunder normalconditions.Ifyouget“lost“intheparametersettings,the

Defaultsettingsfunctionwillbringupthesenormalparameters.

TheDefaultsettingfunctionisavailableontheSetupmenu,anda dedicatedparameterdialogisused.

IntheSimradSH90sonar,allparametersarestored.This functionwillcausethesonartorememberalltheselected parametersettings,evenwhenthesonarisswitchedoff.

Visualaids

Figure13Visualaids

Thesonardisplaycontainsnotonlythesonarpictureandthe menusystem,butalsootherinformationthatisusefulfor efcientoperation.

Commoninformationonthedisplay

Innearlyalldisplaymodes,thefollowinginformationis provided.

ACurrenthorizontalgain.

BCurrenthorizontalrange.

CThecursor’scurrentgeographicalposition(providedthat

thenecessarysensorisconnectedtothesonar).

DThecursor’scurrentbearingrelativetothevesselortrue

north.

ECurrenttilt.

FCurrentrangeanddepthofthecursorposition.

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Movingtheboundarylines

Inmostdisplaymodeswithmultipleviews,thesizeofeachview caneasilybemodiedbymovingtheboundarylinebetweenthe views.Observethefollowingprocedure:

1Placethecursorontheboundaryline.Observethatit

changesitsshapetoadoublearrow(↔).

2Pressa

n d h o l d theSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

3MovethecursorwiththeSelectbuttondepressed.Observe

thattheboundarylineismoved.

4ReleasetheSelectbutton.

5Observethattheboundarylinehasbeenrelocatedtothenew

cursorposition.

Cosmetics

ThechoicesintheCosmeticsmenuallowsyoutoenableor disablearangeofvisualaidsinthesonarpicture.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopenthe

Displaymenu.

2ClicktheCosmeticsbuttontoopen

theCosmeticsmenu.

3Observearangeofparameters

availabletoprovideyouwith additionalinformationonthesonar picture.

•TheClosebuttonclosesthismenu.

•TheHelpbuttonopenstheon-line help.

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Figure14BearingCard(A),WindMarker(B)andDistance Rings(C)

TheBearingCard(A)showsthecurrentbearingrelativetothe vessel.Themarkersareshownasshortwhitelinesforevery10th degreealongtheoutercircleofthesonarview.

TheWindMarker(B)isshownasanarrowdrawnfromthe Compasscardpointingtowardsthecentreofthedisplay.Ifa windsensorisconnectedtothesonar,itwillautomaticallyshow thecurrentwinddirection.Otherwise,thewinddirectionmaybe enteredmanually .Thearrowhasaxedlength,itisnotscaled accordingtothecurrentwindspeed.

TheDistanceRings(C)areshownasdottedrings,eachwitha rangeread-outonthelefthandsideofthedisplaycentre.

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Figure15V ariableRangeMarker(D),CompassCard(E)and VerticalRing(F)

TheVariableRangeMarker(VRM)(D)consistsofanadjustable rangeringwithrangeread-out.Itcanbeusedforanytypeof distancemarkingrelativetothevessel.Toadjustthemarker, locatethecursoronthemarkerring,presstheSelectonthe OperatingPanel,andmovethecursorwiththeSelectbutton depressed.Whenthebuttonisreleased,thevariablerange markerradiuswillbelockedtothenewposition.

TheCompassCard(E)isshownasshortyellowlinesfor every10thdegreealongtheoutermostcircleofthesonarview. Atrianglesymbolindicateseach90thdegree.Ithaslabels indicatingNorth,East,SouthandWest.Itisupdatedwhenthe headingofownshiphaschangedmorethan1degree.

TheV erticalRing(F)showstheselectedrangeofthevertical sliceasafullcircleinthehorizontalpresentation.Thisisan indicationofwhichdistanceatargetshouldbepresentedinthe verticalview.TheV erticalRingwillonlybevisibleinthose modesthatsupportaverticalslice.

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Figure16DepthDividers(G),MinuteMarkers(H)andBow Marker(I)

On-linehelp

TheDepthDividers(G)arehorizontaldottedlinesusedto visualizethedepthstepsintheverticalslices.

TheMinuteMarkers(H)areshownassmallcirclesonthetrack historyoftheship.

TheBowMarker(I)isheadingmarker.Itisadottedlinedrawn fromthebowofyourownship.

TheSimradSH90sonarisequippedwithacomprehensive on-linehelpsystem.Helpisprovidedintwolevels:On-lineand Free.Itisavailablefromalltheparameterdialogsandmenusby clickingtheHelpbutton.

Oncepressed,thersthelptextwillappearinthebottomofthe menu.ThisistheOn-linetext.Itisshort,contextsensitive,and designednottointerrupttheoperationofthesonar.Toclosethe

Helpparameterdialog,clicktheClosebutton.

Toaccessmoredetailedinformation,clicktheFreebutton.This willopenthecompleteinteractivemanual.Itcontainsthesame informationastheprintedSH90ReferenceManual,butthe

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informationismadeavailableusingthemenuonthelefthand sideandinteractivelinksthroughoutthedocument.ClickFree inthebottomleftcornertoreturntothesmallon-lineparameter dialog,orClosetoexittheinteractivemanual.

Note

IfyouclickClosebuttontoclosethelargeinteractivemanual (Free),thismanualwillautomaticallyreappearthenexttime youclickaHelpbutton.

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OPERATIONALPROCEDURES

Thischapterpresentshowtoperformthemostcommon proceduresontheSH90sonar.Notethatthepoweron/off procedureshavebeenpreviouslyexplained.

Topics

•Poweron/offproceduresonpage38

•Menuproceduresonpage40

•Gainadjustmentproceduresonpage41

•Modeproceduresonpage43

•Markersandsymbolsproceduresonpage45

•Storageproceduresonpage48

•Automaticsearchandtrackingproceduresonpage54

•Usersettingproceduresonpage57

Poweron/offprocedures

•Installationofoptionsonpage58

•Softwareproceduresonpage60

Theseproceduresexplainhowtoswitchthesonarsystemonand off.Theoperationismadeusingthebuttonsontheoperating panel.

Figure17OperatingPanel

Howtoswitchonthesonar

1PressthePowerbuttononthecolourdisplaymonitor.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

•Thegreenlampontherightsideofthebuttonwillash toindicatedthatthepowerhasbeenswitchedon,andthat thecomputerisstartingup.

•Afterashortperiodyouwillseethesonarpictureon thedisplay.

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•IfthesonarsystemhasbeendisconnectedfromAC power,theProcessorUnitmustbestartedmanually.Use theon/offswitchbehindthelidonthefrontpanel.

3Checkthatthewaterdepthbeneaththekeelissufcientto

lowerthetransducer.

4PresstheDownbuttononthecontrolpaneltolowerthe

transducer.

•Thegreenlampnexttothebuttonwillash,andan audiblesignalindicatesthatthetransducerislowered.

•Whenthelowerpositionhasbeenreached,thelamp willbelitcontinuously,theaudiblesignalstops,and thetopbuttonintheStatusparameterdialogshows

Transducer:Down.

•Bydefaultthetransmitpowerisdisabledwhenthe sonarispoweredup.Thisisforsafetyreasons.Onthe

Horizontalmenu,youwillseethattheTXpowerbutton

ashestoremindyouofthis.

5ClicktheTXpowertoselectFull.

Howtoswitchoffthesonar

1PresstheUpbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

•Thegreenlampnexttothebuttonwillash,andan audiblesignalindicatesthatthetransducerishoisted.

•Whentheupperpositionhasbeenreached,thelampwill illuminatecontinuously,theaudiblesignalstops,andthe upperbuttonintheStatusmenushowsTransducer:UP.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

3Switchoffthedisplaymonitor.

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Menuprocedures

4Pleasenote:

o t hoistedautomatically,itcan beraisedmanuallybymeansofthehoist/lowerswitchin theMotorControlUnit.Ifmainspowerislost,youcan alsousethehandcrankprovided.

Thissectionprovidesgeneralproceduresformenuhandling.

Howtohidethemenu

Themenuisnormallylocatedontherighthandsideofthe display,butifyoudon’tneedit,youcaneasilyremoveit.

1PresstheMenubuttonontheOperatingPanel.

TheMenubuttonactsasatoggleswitch.Pressoncetoremove themenu,andonemoretimetoretrieveit.

Alternativemethod

1ClicktheDisplaytabonthesonarmenu.

2ClicktheFullscreen:Onbutton.

Howtorecallthemenu

1Movethecursortothefarleftorfarrightsideofthedisplay

2Observethatthemenusystemappears.Itcanbeshownon

eitherside,andwillnotaffectthesonarpicture.

3OpentheDisplaymenu,andclickFullscreen:Off.

Howtosimplifythemenu

Thisprocedureexplainshowyoucaneasilyreducethenumber ofbuttonsonthesonarmenus.Thiscanbeusefulifyounever usethem.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopentheDisplaymenu.

2ClicktheMenubutton.

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Operationalprocedures

3Intheparameterdialog,selectthemenulevelyouwishto

use.

4ClickClosetoexit.

Thissectionexplainshowtocontrolthemanualandautomatic gainsettingsontheSH90sonar.

Howtoadjustthegain

Youcanadjustthesonargainbymeansofthecontrolbuttons ontheOperatingPanel,orbyusingtheGainbuttononthe

HorizontalandV erticalmenus.

1OntheOperatingPanel,locatetheGaineld.

2PresstheGainH+orGainH-buttonstoincreaseordecrease

thegaininthehorizontalpresentation.

3PresstheGainV+orGainV -buttonstoincreaseordecrease

thegainintheverticalpresentation.

Alternativemethod

1Inthesonar’smenusystem,clicktheGainbuttononthe

HorizontalorVerticalmenustoadjustthegain.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheGainbuttontodecreaseor increasethegain,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopenthe parameterdialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeAboutGainon page179.

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HowtoadjusttheAGC

TheAGC(AutomaticGainControl)adjuststhegaininthe sonar’spreampliercircuitry.Thisgaindependsonthestrength oftheincomingechosignal.Theresultisaltereffect,reducing noiseandreverberation.TheAGChasfourdifferentsettings.

1ClicktheHorizontalorV erticaltabtoopentherespective

menu.

2ClicktheAGCbuttontoadjusttheparameter.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheAGCbuttontodecrease orincreasethesetting,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopen theparameterdialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeWhatisAGC? onpage178.

HowtoadjusttheRCG

TheRCG(ReverberationControlledGain)regulatesthereceiver gainindividuallyforeachofthereceivingbeams.Ifyouselect asmallormediumvalue,echoesfrompropellers,surfaceand bottomreverberationswillbesuppressed,whiletargetechoes willremaininview.Ifyouselectastrongltersetting,itwill removethebottom,whileechoesonthebottomwillbepresented.

Note

Scatteredshcanbeperceivedasreverberation.TheRCG functionmustthereforebeusedwithcareifyouwishtond scatteredschools.

1ClicktheHorizontalorV erticaltabtoopentherespective

menu.

2ClicktheRCGbuttontoadjusttheparameter.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheRCGbuttontodecrease orincreasethesetting,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopen theparameterdialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeWhatisRCG? onpage180.

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HowtoadjusttheTVG

TheTVG(TimeV ariedGain)controlsthegaininthesignal amplier.Thegainisweakestjustaftertheping,andincreases inaccordancewithtime(andthereforerange).Anumberof standardgaincurvesareavailable,aswellasOff.ByusingTVG, thegainisadjustedinsuchwaythataschoolofshwillbe presentedwithapproximatelythesamestrengthonthescreenin anypositioninsidetheregulatedTVGrangeof1000meters.

1ClicktheHorizontalorV erticaltabtoopentherespective

menu.

2ClickTVGtoadjusttheparameter.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheTVGbuttontochoosea setting,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopentheparameter dialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeWhatisTVG? onpage177.

Howtoadjustthedisplaygain

TheDisplayGainincreasesordecreasesthestrengthoftheecho presentationonthedisplay.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopentheDisplaymenu.

2ClicktheDisplaygainbuttontoadjusttheparameter.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheDisplaygainbuttonto decreaseorincreasethesetting,orthemiddleofthebutton toopentheparameterdialog.

Modeprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtochooseoperationalmodes,andhow tosetuptheModebuttonsontheSH90OperatingUnit.

ThevariousmodesaredescribedinchapterDisplaymodeson page67.

Howtoselectoperationalmode

YourSH90sonarisequippedwithseveraloperationalmodes. Observetheseprocedurestochoosethemodebesttforyour currentoperations.

1LocatetheModeeldonyourOperatingPanel

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2Pressoneofthefourbuttonstochoosemode.

Alternativemethod

1LocatetheModebuttononthetopofeachmenu.

2ClicktheModebuttontochooseoperationalmode.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheModebuttontochoose mode,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopentheparameter dialog.

HowtodenethefunctionoftheMode buttons

TheModebuttonsonyourSH90OperatingPanelcaneitherbe usedtoselectoperationalmode,orusersettings.Y oucanswitch betweentheseoptions.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopentheDisplaymenu.

2ClicktheModeButtons:buttontoselectModeorUser.

Howtosorttheoperationalmodes

YourSH90sonarprovidesyouwithaselectionofoperational modes.Thislistofmodescanbesortedtosuityourpreferences. Thetopfourmodesonyourlistcanbechosenbypressingthe fourModebuttonsontheOperatingPanel.

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopentheSetupmenu.

2ClicktheSortModesbuttontoopentheSortModesmenu.

TheSortModesmenulistsalltheavailablemodesintheir currentorder.

3Clickoneoftheoperationalmodes.

ObservethattheMovedownand/orMoveupbuttonsatthe bottomofthemenuareactivated.

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4ClicktheMovedownorMoveupbuttontomovethechosen

operationalmodedownorupthelist.

5Whenthelisthasbeenarrangedintheorderyouwishto

keep,clickApply.

Thecurrentorderissavedautomatically.

6ClickClosetoexit.

Thissectionexplainshowtoadd,investigateanddeletesymbols andmarkersontheSH90sonarpresentation.

Howtoadd’Target’and’Circle’markers

1Movethecursoronthesonarpicture,andpositionit

whereveryouwishtoplacethemarker.

2PresstherequestedmarkerbuttonintheSymboleldonthe

OperatingPaneltoplacethemarker.

AboutTargetmarkers

ThisbuttonplacesaT argetmarkeratthecursorlocation.

Atriangularsymbolwithacorrespondingnumberwillappearon thescreenoverthetarget,whilepositiondataforthedened markerisdisplayedintheObjectsmenu.

•Thesystemcontinuestotrackthemarkersevenwhenoutside thesonarrange.

•TheTargetmarkerbuttoncanalsobeusedformanualtarget trackingasthesystemisdesignedtocalculatethespeed, courseanddistancebetweenthelasttwochosentargets.

•Thesetargetmarkerdataaredisplayedinwhiteguresfor 15minutesinthelowerrighthandcornerofthehorizontal presentation.

•Thisfunctionisalsoaneffectivemethodfordeterminingthe distancebetweentwoselectedpointsonthescreen.

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AboutCirclemarkers

ThisbuttonplacesaCirclemarkeratthecursorlocation.

Acircularsymbolwillappearonthescreenatthechosen location.Thesizeofthesymbolisequaltothatofthepurse seineselected.Thismarkermaybeusedtoestimatethesizeofa schoolofshorasanindicationofthesizeofthepurseseine.

Howtoaddan’Ownship’symbol

1PresstheOwnshipbuttonintheSymboleldonthe

OperatingPanel.

ThesquareOwnshipsymbolisplacedonthescreenatthe vessel’scurrentlocation.

Howtoadda’Gear’symbol

1PresstheGearbuttonintheSymboleldontheOperating

Panel.

Thegearsymbolwilleitherbeapurseseinecircleoratrawl symboldependingontheparameterchosenbytheGear buttonintheSetupmenu.Theselectedgearsymbolwill bedisplayedinyellow .

Howtousetheseinecircle

1PresstheGearbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Thepurseseinecirclewillappearontheforwardendofthe shipsymbolonthecorrespondingsideofthevesselselected intheSetupmenu.Thecirclewillfollowthevessel’s movements.

2Atthemomenttheseineisshot,presstheGearbuttonagain.

Thepurseseinecirclewillremainstationaryandindicate theidealpathforsettingtheseine.Threesquaresymbolson theship’scourselineindicatethe:shooting,onehalf,and theendoftheseinepositions.Threedifferentnetscanbe denedifyouclickGearontheSetupmenu.

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3PresstheGearbuttontodeletethepurseseinecircle.

Howtousethetrawlsymbol

Thisisausefulaidinprovidinganoverviewofthetrawl operation.Trawldatacanbesetmanuallyusingthemenuor automaticallybyinterfacingaSimradFStrawlsonarorSimrad ITItrawlmonitoringsystemwiththesonar.

Inthemanualmodethetrawlsymbolwillbedisplayedwith theselectedsize,depthanddistance.WhentheFS70,FS900 orFS3000trawlsonarisconnected,thetrawlsymbolwill automaticallybedisplayedwiththecorrectdepthinthevertical modes.WhentheITItrawlsystemisconnected,thetrawlsymbol willbedisplayedwiththecorrectdistance,bearinganddepth. Ifrequired,thetrawlopening,ambientwatertemperature,and trawl-llingindicatormayalsobedisplayed.Thisisassumed thatthepropersensorsareconnectedtotheITIsystem.

Howtodeneandchangethegearproperties

ThegearpropertiesarechangedbymeansoftheGearbutton ontheSetupmenu.

1ClickthemiddleoftheGearbuttontoopentheparameter

dialog.

2Clickonceonthegearyouwishtouse.

3ClicktheEditbuttonatthebottomoftheGearparameter

dialog.

4Foreachofthegearparametersavailable,selectthe

requestedvalue.

5ClickClosewhenalltheparametershavebeendened.

Howtoinvestigatemarkerandsymbol information

1ClicktheObjectstabtoopenthemenu.

2Observethatallthecurrentobjects(markersandsymbols)

arelisted.

•TheObjectsmenuisshowninalldisplaymodes,and displaystherange(R),bearing(B)anddepth(D)toall selectedobjects.

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•Theidentication(ID)abbreviationsforthedifferent objectsare:

–A T:Automatictargettrackmarker

–Ci:Circlemarker

–M:Targetmarker

–OS:OwnShipmarker

–PT:Positiontrackmarker

–F:Radiobuoymarker

•ThenumberbehindtheIDabbreviationreferstothe samenumberontheobjectinthesonarpresentation.The “P”aftertheAutomatictargettrackmarkerindicatesthe prioritylevelwheretheaudiochannelislockedtothe target.

•WhenyouselectaT argetmarker,Automatictargettrack

markeroraRadiobuoymarkerinthelist,adottedbearing

linefromthevesseltothemarkerwillbeshown.

3Toretrievetheinformationaboutanobject,clicktheobject

abbreviationinthelist.

4Observethatadedicatedparameterdialogwithallknown

objectinformationappearsatthebottomofthemenu.

Howtodeleteamarkerorsymbol

1ClicktheObjectstabtoopenthemenu.

2Clickontheobjectthatyouwishtodelete.

3ClicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomofthelist.

Alternativemethod

1Placethecursorontheobject.

2PresstheObjectbuttonontheOperatingPanel(orther

i g h t

mousebutton)

3ClickDeleteonthemenu.

Storageprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtostoreandrecallsonarimageson theSH90.

Howtostoresonarimages

NotethattheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanelcanbe pressedatanytimetostartrecording.Itisnotnecessaryto opentheStore/Recallmenurst.Whenthisbuttonisused,the currentlyselectedrecordingmodewillbeused.

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Preparetherecordingparameters

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ClicktheStoremodebuttontochooserecordingmode.

ClicktheleftsideoftheStoremodebuttontoscrolldown thelistofoptions.Clickthemiddleofthebuttontoopen theparameterdialoguefordirectaccesstotherequested setting,orclicktherightsideofthebuttontoscrollupthe listofoptions.

4Recordtheimages.

5ClicktheClosebuttontoclosetheStore/Recallmenu.

Oncetherecordinghasbeenactivated,thesonarwillsave sonarimagesasdenedbytheStoremodesetting.Each imageisaddedtothelistoftemporaryleslocatedbelow thebuttons.Eachlenamereectsthedateandtime.

Recordasingleimage

1Torecordasingleimage:

AClicktheStorebutton.

BPresstheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

2Observethatthemessageeldbelowthemenudisplaysthe

imagelenameonagreenbackground.

Recordmultipleimages

1Tostartrecording:

AClicktheStorebutton.

BPresstheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

2Observethatthemessageeldbelowthemenudisplaysthe

imagelenamesonagreenbackground.

3Tostoprecording:

AClicktheStorebutton.

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BPresstheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Howtorecallsonarimages

Observethefollowingproceduretorecallsonarimages.

Preparations

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

Torecallasingleimage

1ClicktheRecallmodebutton,andselectSingleshot.

2Clickoneoftheimagestoselectit.

3ClicktheRecallbuttontoviewtheimage.

Thechosenimagewillbedisplayed.Thephrase“RECALL” isusedtoindicatethatarecalledimagehasreplacedthe sonarimage.

4ClicktheObjectbuttonontheOperatingPaneltorestore

normaloperation.

Torecallseveralimages

1ClicktheRecallmodebutton,andselecthowlongtimeyou

wishtoseeeachimage.

2Toselectanumberofimagesles,clickthetople,then

holdtheSelectbuttonontheOperatingPaneldepressed whileyoumovethecursordowntoselecttheotherlesin theeld.

3ClicktheRecallbuttontoviewtheimages.

•Thechosenimageswillbedisplayed,onebyone.The phrase“RECALL”isusedtoindicatethatarecalled imagehasreplacedthesonarimage.

•Whenallimageshasbeendisplayed,thesonarwill automaticallyresumenormaloperation.

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Howtokeepsonarimages

Whenyoustorenewsonarimages,theywillbydefaultbeadded tothelistofT emporaryles.Thislistwillcontainmaximum100 images,andwhenthislimithasbeenreached,theoldestles willbeautomaticallyremoved.

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.There

aretwolists,onefortemporaryles,andoneforpermanent.

4ClickoneoftheimagesintheTemporaryleseldtoselect

it.

5ClickthearrowonthetopofthePermanentleseldto

movetheselectedimagedown.

ThePermanentleslistdoesnotlimitthenumberoflesitcan contain.Thisishoweverlimitedbythestoragecapacityofthe harddiskintheProcessorUnit.

Howtodeletesonarimages

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

4Clickoneoftheimagestoselectit.

5ClicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomoftheleeldsto

deletetheselectedimage.

Howtorenamesonarimages

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

4ClickoneoftheimagesinthePermanentleseldtoselect

it.

5ClicktheRenamebuttonbelowthelestorenamethe

selectedimage.

•Observethataparameterdialogueopenstopresentthe currentlename.

•Observethatanon-screenkeyboardopenstoallowyou toentercharacters.

6Placethecursoratthebeginningofthecurrentlename,

andclicktheDel(Delete)buttonontheon-linekeyboardto removethecharactersinthecurrentlename.

•Makesurethatyoud

o n o t deletethelenameextension

.bmp.

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7Clickthenecessarycharactersontheon-linekeyboardto

buildanewlename.

8ClicktheClosebuttonintheparameterdialoguewhenyou

havecompletedthenewlename.

Figure18On-screenkeyboard

Youarealsopermittedtochangethelenameonimagesinthe

Temporaryleseld.However,ifyouwishtotransferthechosen

imagetothePermanentleseldafterwards,youwillndthat thenewlenameischangedbythetransferprocess.

Howtoprintsonarimages

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

4Clickoneoftheimagestoselectit.

5ClickthePrintbuttonbelowthelestoprinttheselected

image.

Theimagewillbesenttothedefaultprinterconnectedtothe ProcessorUnit.Y ouarenotallowedtocontroltheoutputsize andformat.

HowtoburnsonarimagesonaCD

TheSH90ProcessorUnitisprovidedwithaCDplayercapable ofburningblankCDs.Observethefollowingproceduretoburn selectedsonarimagesonablankCD.Donotattemptthiswhile thesonarisinusesearchingforsh!

Note

Thisprocedureassumesthatyouhavebasicknowledgeofle managementinWindows.

Toaccesstheoperatingsystemfunctions,youcanclickanyHelp button.Whenthehelpwindowopens,youcanalsoaccessthe

TaskbarwiththeStartbutton.

1InsertablankrecordableCDintheProcessorUnit.

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2Observethattheoperatingsystem’sauto-startfunction

opensadialoguerequestingguidance.

3SelectOpenwritableCDfolderusingWindowsExplorer,and

clickOK.

4ObservethataWindowsExplorerwindowopens.

5BymeansofnormalWindowsfunctions,navigatetothe

folderd:/winson/screendumps.

6Double-clicktoopensub-folderPermanentorTemporary.

7ClicktoselecttheimagesyouwishtoburnontheCD,and

copythemtotheCD’sWindowsExplorerwindow.

8ClickWritetheselestoCDintheWindowsExplorer

window,andwaituntiltheprocesshasnished.

9RemovetheCD,andclosetheWindowsExplorerwindow.

HowtocopysonarimagestoaUSB memorystick

TheSH90ProcessorUnitisprovidedwithseveralUSBinterface ports.Thesearelocatedontherearsideofthecabinet,andon somemodelsbelowtheCDplayerunderthefrontcover.Observe thefollowingproceduretocopyselectedsonarimagesoverto aUSBmemorystick.Donotattemptthiswhilethesonarisin usesearchingforsh!

Note

Thisprocedureassumesthatyouhavebasicknowledgeofle managementinWindows.

1InsertaUSBmemorystickintotheProcessorUnit.

2Observethattheoperatingsystem’sauto-startfunction

opensadialoguerequestingguidance.

3SelectOpenWindowsExplorer,andclickOK.

4ObservethataWindowsExplorerwindowopens.

5BymeansofnormalWindowsfunctions,navigatetothe

folderd:/winson/screendumps.

6Double-clicktoopensub-folderPermanentorTemporary.

7ClicktoselecttheimagesyouwishtocopytotheUSB

memorystick,andcopythemtotheUSB’sWindows

Explorerwindow.

8RemovetheUSBmemorystick,andclosetheWindows

Explorerwindow.

Toaccesstheoperatingsystemfunctions,youcanclickanyHelp button.Whenthehelpwindowopens,youcanalsoaccessthe

TaskbarwiththeStartbutton.

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Automaticsearchandtrackingprocedures

TheSH90sonarprovidesyouwithtwoautomaticsearch programs,horizontalandvertical.Bothareinitiatedfromthe OperatingUnit

Howtostartthehorizontalsearchprogram

Observethefollowingproceduretoruntheautomaticsearch program.

Procedure

1PresstheAutosearchbuttonintheTraineldonthe

OperatingPaneltostartthehorizontalsearchprogram.

2HoldtheAutosearchbuttondepressedwhileyoualsopress

oneofthetwo“arrow”buttonsintheT raineld.

3Observethattheopeningangleofthesearchsectoris

adjustedaccordingly.

4ReleasetheAutosearchbutton,pressandholdoneofthe

two“arrow”buttons.

5Observethatthecentreofthesearchsectoristrained

accordingly.

Toexitthesearchprogram,presstheManualbutton.

Howtostarttheverticalsearchprogram

Observethefollowingproceduretoruntheautomaticsearch program.

Procedure

1PresstheAutobuttonintheTilteldontheOperatingPanel

tostarttheverticalsearchprogram.

2HoldtheAutobuttondepressedwhileyoualsopressoneof

thetwo“arrow”buttonsintheTilteld.

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3Observethattheverticalopeningangleofthesearchsector

isadjustedaccordingly.

4ReleasetheAutobutton,pressandholdoneofthetwo

“arrow”buttons.

5Observethatthecentreoftheverticalsearchsectoris

adjustedaccordingly.

6Toexitthesearchprogram,presstheManualbutton.

Howtoenablepositiontrack

Observethisproceduretoinitiateapositiontrack.

1Placethecursoroverthedesiredlocation.

2PressthePositiontrackbuttonintheT raineldonthe

OperatingPanel.

Ageographicallyxedcirclewillappearonthedisplay,and itspositionwillautomaticallybetrackedbythesystemwith respecttothebearingandtiltangle.Thetrackparameterscanbe investigatedbyaccessingtheObjectsmenu.WhentheAutoTilt functionisactivatedinthePositionTrackmodethetiltsearch centreisautomaticallyadjustedwithregardtothedistanceto thetrackedposition.

Howtoenabletargettrack

Observethisproceduretoinitiateatargettrack.

1Placethecursoroverthedesiredtarget.

2PresstheT argettrackbuttonintheT raineldonthe

OperatingPanel.

Acirclewithdedicatedidentication(A)willappearonthe displayanditspositionwillautomaticallybetrackedbythe systemusingthestrongestechocentredinthetrackwindow(B) representedbythetwobarsontheaudioline.Thesizeofthe trackwindowmaybeselectedusingtheT rackWindowbutton intheSetupmenu.

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Figure19T argettrackingwithrelatedsymbols

Thevector(C)originatingfromthetarget’scentreindicatesits courseandspeed.Thelengthofthevectorincreasesrelativeto thetarget’sspeed.Oneknotisrepresentedbyasmallmarkon thevector.Acourseline(D)canalsobedisplayedshowingthe target’strack.Apointaheadofthetargetindicatesyouposition afteragiventime,andthistimecanbesetusingtheMovements buttonontheSetupmenu.Targettrackingsymbolsanddataare displayedwithalightvioletcolour.

Howtoaddatargettrackingline

Observethisproceduretoaddatrackinglinetoatrackedtarget toindicateitsmovementhistory.

Procedure

1Chooseanoperationalmodewithahorizontalpresentation.

2Placethecursorinthehorizontalpresentation.

3PresstheViewbuttonintheCursoreldontheOperating

Panel.

4Observethatashort-cutmenuappearsonthedisplay .

5ClickViewMenu,andobservethattheGeoViewmenuopens.

6ClicktheTargettrackbuttonontheGeoViewmenu.

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7ObservethattheT argettrackparameterdialogopensbelow

themenu.

8Choosethelengthofthetrackingline,andclickClosetoexit.

Thissectionexplainshowtohandleuseranddefaultsettings ontheSH90sonar.

Howtosavethecurrentusersetting

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3ClicktheSavecurrentsettingbutton.

Thecurrentsettingissavedwiththedefaultidentication name.

Howtoloadausersetting

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3Clickthedesiredusersettingtoselectit.

4ClicktheLoadbutton.

5ClickOKinthenextparameterdialogtoconrmthe

selection.

Theselectedsettingisloaded.

Howtorenameausersetting

Note

Inprinciplesyoucanuseanyname,buttheModebuttonsonthe OperatorPanelwillonlychoosefromUser1,User2,User3 andUser4.Thesenamesmustalsobeonthetopofthelist.If youwishtoaddusers,applynameslikeforexample“User5 Charlie”.

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3Clicktheoneoftheusersettingsonthelisttoselectit.

4ClicktheRenamebutton.

•Observethataparameterdialogopenstopresentthe currentname.

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•Observethatanon-linekeyboardopenstoallowyouto entercharacters.

5Placethecursoratthebeginningofthecurrentname,and

clicktheDel(Delete)buttonontheon-linekeyboardto removethecharacters.

6Clickthenecessarycharactersontheon-linekeyboardto

buildanewname.

7ClicktheOKbuttonintheparameterdialogwhenyouhave

completedthenewname.

8ClicktheClosebuttonintheUserSettingparameterdialog

whenyouhavecompletedtheprocedure.

Thenewnameissavedautomatically.

Howtodeleteausersetting

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

Installationofoptions

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3Clickthedesiredusersettingtoselectit.

4ClicktheDeletebutton.

5ClickOKinthenextparameterdialogtoconrmthe

selection.

Theselectedusersettingisdeleted.

Howtoloadthefactorysettings

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopentheSetupmenu.

2ClicktheDefaultsettingbutton.

3ClickOKinthenextparameterdialogtoconrmtheaction.

Thefactorysettingsareloadedandimplemented.

OptionalfunctionalitymaybeaddedtotheSH90.

Alloptionsarepre-programmedintothestandardsonarversion. Whenorderingapermanentoptioninstallation,acodewordwill bereleasedfromSimrad.Forinstallationofoptions,observe thefollowingprocedures.

HowtoaccesstheInstallOptionsdialog

1SelecttheSetupmenu.

2ClicktheTestbuttontoopentheSystemtestmenu.

3ClicktheInstallationMenubutton.

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4Observethattheinstallationmenubarisshownonthetop

ofthescreen.

5ClickOptions→Installoptions.

6ObservethattheInstallOptionsparameterdialogopens.

’InstallOptions’parameterdialog

ThefollowingparametersareavailableintheInstalloptions parameterdialog.

•HWID:Thiselddisplaystheunique12-characterhardware identicationcode.ThiscodeisdifferentforeachSH90sonar. Simradusesthiscodetogeneratethe32-charactercodeword usedforapermanentoptioninstallation.

•AddLicenseString:Thisbuttonisusedforpermanent installationofthechosenoption.Whenyoupressthebutton, thiswillactivatetheon-screenkeyboardusedtotypethe required32-charactercodeword.

Addingoptionalfunctionality

Toaddanoptionpermanently

1Obtaintheoptioncodeasfollows:

1OpentheInstallOptionsparameterdialog,andwrite

downtheHWIDnumber.

2SendtheHWIDnumbertoyourdealer.Makessurethat

youwritedownthecharacterstringcorrectly!

3Usethesonarwithouttheoptionuntilyourdealer

approachesyouwithacodeword.

2OpentheInstallOptionsparameterdialog,andclicktheAdd

LicenseStringnumber.

3Placethecursorinthetexteld.

4Typethecodewordontheon-screenkeyboard.

5Checkthatthe32charactersareenteredcorrectlyintothe

texteld.

6ClicktheApplyLicenseStringbutton.

7Exittheparameterdialog,andrestartthesonar.

8Checkthattheoptionisavailableforuse.

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Backupandrestore

SoftwarebackupisprovidedusingthefollowingsetofCDsand DVDs.

•ProcessorUnitbootCD(allowsthecomputertoboot)

•ProcessorUnitimage(DVD)(generic,containsoperating system)

•ProcessorUnitimage(DVD)(containsyourownimage backupmadeduringinstallation)

TheimageDVDprovidedwiththeProcessorUnitisgeneric.

Ifyouusethisgenericimage,youmustalsoactivatetheWindows licensewithin30days.

WestronglyadviceyoutocreateyourownbackupDVDas describedinsectionCreatingabackupimageDVDonpage60.

CreatingabackupimageDVD

ThisprocedureisusedwhenyouwishtocreateabackupDVD containingyourentireSH90installation.Theapplicationusedto dothebackupisNortonGhost8.

Note

Tocreatethebackupimage,youneedtheBootCDprovidedwith thesonar .

1ConnectacomputerkeyboardtooneoftheUSBconnectors

onthecomputer.

2PoweruptheProcessorUnitwiththefrontmountedon/off

button(behindthelid).

3InserttheBootCD,andallowthecomputertobootfromit.

4Observethemenuthatappearsonthedisplay.

5RemovetheBootCD,andinsertablankDVD.

6AttheC:prompt,press1,andthenEnter.

7Followtheinstructionsprovided.Allowthecomputerto

createthebackupimage,andburnitontheDVD.

RestorefromabackupimageDVD

ThisprocedureisusedwhenyouwishtorestoretheSH90 softwarefromapre-madebackupDVDcontainingyourentire installation.TheimageDVDmayeitherbegeneric,oritmaybe custommadetotyousystem.Theapplicationusedtorestore fromthebackupDVDisNortonGhost8.

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Note

IfyourestoreyoursystemfromagenericimageDVD,youmust bothchangetheWindowslicense,andactivateit,beforeyoucan usetheSH90.Y oumustalsoreinstalltheSH90software.

Tocreatethebackupimage,youneedtheBootCDprovidedwith thesonar .

1ConnectacomputerkeyboardtooneoftheUSBconnectors

onthecomputer.

2PoweruptheProcessorUnitwiththefrontmountedon/off

button(behindthelid).

3InserttheBootCD,andallowthecomputertobootfromit.

4Observethemenuthatappearsonthedisplay.

5RemovetheBootCD,andinsertthegenericWindowsOS

ImageDVD,oryourownbackupDVD.

Note

ThebackupsoftwarewillonlyrecognizeimageDVDsthat havebeenmadeusingthesameutility(NortonGhost8).

6AttheC:prompt,press2,andthenEnter.

7Followtheinstructionsprovided.Allowthecomputerto

installthebackupoperatingsystemand–ifavailable–the SH90software.

8Whentheoperatingsystemhasbeeninstalled,thecomputer

willrestart.

HowtoreactivateyourWindowslicense

ThisprocedureassumesthatyouhaverestoredyourProcessor UnitfromagenericWindowsOSImageDVD.Usingthismethod, theWindowslicenseontheProcessorUnitiswrong,anditisnot activated.Sinceaninactivatedlicenseonlywillworkforashort periodoftime,itisveryimportantthatitisactivated.Windows provideadedicatedutility(wizard)todothis.

YoumustactivateWindowswithin30daysofinstallation. ActivationhelpsverifythatWindowsonyourcomputeris genuineandthatithasn’tbeenusedonmorecomputers thantheMicrosoftSoftwareLicenseTermsallow.Inthis way,activationhelpspreventsoftwarecounterfeiting.Y ou canactivateeitheronlineorbyphone.T oactivateonline, you’llneedanInternetconnection.Activatingbyphone requiresinteractingwithanautomatedphonesystem.

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Note

ThisprocedureisonlyvalidforWindowsXP .

1ConnectacomputerkeyboardtooneoftheUSBconnectors

onthecomputer.

2Allowthecomputertorestartwiththenewoperatingsystem.

3AnswerY estoreactivateWindows.

Ifthesystemfailstoask,youcanstarttheactivationwizard byclickingRuninthebottomleftcorner,andchoose

ActivateWindowsfromthemenu.

4Observethefollowingdialog:

5ClickY es,Iwanttotelephoneacustomerservice

representative....

6ClickNext.

7Observethefollowingdialog:

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9Observethefollowingdialog:

10Enterthelicensecode

Thelicenseisfoundonastickerontherearsideofthelid coveringtheDVDplayer.

11ClickUpdate.

12ClickBack.

13Observethefollowingdialog:

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14IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet.

Note

DonotleavethecomputerconnectedtotheInternetfor longerthanabsolutelyrequired.Itisneitherprotectedby antivirusapplicationsnorrewall.

1ClickY es,let’sactivateWindowsovertheInternetnow.

2ClickNext.

3Observethefollowingdialog:

4ClickNo,Idon’twanttoregisternow....

5ClickNext.

6Observethefollowingdialog:

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Operationalprocedures

1ClickY es,Iwanttotelephoneacustomerservice

representative....

2ClickNext.

3Observethefollowingdialog:

4Selectyourlocation.

5Callthenumberprovided.

6ProvidetheinstallationIDtotheservicedesk.

7TypeintheconrmationIDprovidedtoyou.

8ClickNext.

9Observethefollowingdialog:

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16Whenactivationsucceeds,clickOK,andallowthecomputer

torestart.

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Displaymodes

ThischapterdescribestheSimradSH90displaymodes.The variousmodesrepresentthegraphicalpresentationofsonardata. Severaldisplaymodesareavailabletopresentthebestpossible presentationsaswellasexiblechoicesforalargerangeofuser applications.

Note

Thedescriptiveorderofthedisplaymodesinthischapterhas beenchosenonlytosimplifythedescriptions.Inoperational conditions,theorderdependsontheselectedgear .Thisis becausedifferentinitialdisplaymodesareusedforeasyselection bythefourModebuttonsontheOperatingPanel.Theorderof thesedisplaymodescaneasilybechangedintheSortModemenu.

Topics

•Howtochoosedisplaymodeonpage67

•Bowuponpage69

•Bowup/Audioonpage70

•Bowup/V erticalonpage71

•Bowup/DualV erticalonpage72

•Bowup/180°V erticalonpage73

•Truemotiononpage74

•Truemotion/V erticalonpage75

•Northuponpage76

•Dual1onpage77

•Dual2onpage78

•270°/Verticalonpage79

Howtochoosedisplaymode

DisplaymodeselectionismadebyclickingtheModebuttonon thetopofallmenus.Thefourrstdisplaymodesshowncanalso easilybeselectedwiththefourModebuttonsontheOperating Panel.

1LocatetheModeeldonyourOperatingPanel

2Pressoneofthefourbuttonstochoosemode.

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1LocatetheModebuttononthetopofeachmenu.

2ClicktheModebuttontochooseoperationalmode.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheModebuttontochoose mode,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopentheparameter dialog.

Relatedtopics

•Modeproceduresonpage43

•SortModesmenuonpage106

•ModeButtonsonpage144

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Displaymodes

WhenBowupmodeisselected,thevesselsymbolisstationaryon thescreenwiththebowpointingupwards.Theechopresentation covers360degreesaroundthevessel,andallechoesareupdated foreveryping.Thedistancefromthevesselsymboltotheouter echoringisequaltotheselectedrange.Themovementofthe echoesacrossthescreenarecontrolledbyacombinationofthe vessel’scourseandspeedandthetarget’sownmovements.

Figure20’Bowup’displaymode

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Bowup/Audio

WhenBowup/Audiomodeisselected,theupperhalfofthe screenshowsabow-uppresentation,whilethelowerpartis usedforarecordingoftheaudiochannel.Theaudiochannelis shownwithacontinuouswhitelineinthehorizontalpicture, anditcanbetrainedinanydirection.Therecordedechoesare adirectreplicaoftheechoesunderthewhiteaudioline.As theaudiochannelisrecordedoveraperiodoftime,thismode isespeciallyusefulfordetectionofweakechoesmixedwith reverberationornoise.Theinformationrecordedbytheaudio channelisalwaysstoredinthecomputer,evenifanothermodeis selected.Thatmeansthatthisrecordingwillalwaysbepresented whenselectingtheBowup/Audiomode.Notethatthevessel symbolcanbemovedtoanypositioninthehorizontalviewwith thecursorandOffCentrebuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Figure21’Bowup/Audio’displaymode

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Bowup/Vertical

WhenBowup/V erticalmodeisselected,thepictureisdivided intothreesections;wheretheleftsideisabow-uppresentation similartotheBowuppresentationpreviouslydescribed.The upperpartontherighthandsideisaCatchdatapresentation, whilethelowerpartisaV erticalslicepresentation.

Figure22’Bowup/V ertical’displaymode

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Bowup/DualVertical

WhenBowup/Dualverticalmodeisselected,theupperpart ofthescreenshowsacurtailedbow-uppresentation,whilethe lowerpartshowstwoverticalslicepresentations.Thebearing oftheleftverticalpresentationisindicatedbythewhiteaudio lineinthehorizontalpresentation,whilethebearingoftheright verticalpresentationisindicatedbytheyellow-dashedline. Allbordersbetweenthedifferentviewsmaybemovedtoany positionbyusingthetrackball.

Figure23’Bowup/Dualvertical’displaymode

Thismodeismainlyintendedforpurseseining,wheretheaudio line(V ertical1)cantrackthetarget,whileintheV ertical2slice canbeusedtosearchmanuallyaroundatrackedtarget.The Catchdatapresentationcanbeselectedinthemenueld.Inthis presentation,thegearpositionisshowninrelationtoasynthetic presentationofatrackedschool.Inaddition,allavailabletarget dataareshown.

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Displaymodes

WhentheBowup/180°V erticalmodeisselected,theupperpart ofthescreenshowsacurtailedBowuppresentation,whilethe lowerpartshowsa180degreesV erticalslicepresentation.This modeismainlyintendedfortrawlers,wheretheverticalview actsasamultibeamechosounder.Thebearingofthevertical slicecanbeselectedintheVerticalViewmenu.Y oucancontrol theaudioline,anindicatorline,oryoucansetittobelocked inforward,aftorathwartshipsposition.Asthecylindrical transducerhasa“blindzone”straightdown,anechopresentation inthisdirectionwillbelimitedtotwoapproximately60degrees sectors.Toavoidthis“blindzone”,theverticalsliceismade “tippable”,andbyselectinga-60degreestipangle(orless), afull180degreescoverageisobtained.Thetipanglecanbe adjustedfrom+10to-90degrees.Inadditiontotheread-outin theTipmenubutton,theselectedtipangleisshownwithadotted yellowlineinthetiltindicatorintheupperleftcorner.

Figure24’Bowup/180°vertical’displaymode

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Truemotion

WhenTruemotionmodeisselected,thepictureislockedtoa geographicalposition,wherethevesselmovesaroundthescreen accordingtoitspresentcourseandspeed.Allechoesarealways presentedintheircorrectpositionrelativetothevessel,andtheir movementsonthescreenwillbeatruerepresentationofthe movementsofthetargetsthroughthewater.Whenthevessel symbolreachestheedgeofthescreen,itwillautomaticallybe movedbacktothecentre,ortoapositiondeterminedbytheOff

CentrebuttonontheOperatingPanel.Thispositionisresettothe

screencentrewheneverthemodeischanged.Whenyoupress theT argetTrackbutton,thetargetwillautomaticallybemovedto thescreencentre.

Figure25’Truemotion’displaymode

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Truemotion/Vertical

WhenTruemotion/V erticalmodeisselected,thepictureis dividedintothreesections;wheretheleftsideisaTruemotion presentationsimilartothetruemotionpresentationpreviously described.TheupperpartontherighthandsideisaCatchdata presentation,whilethelowerpartisaV erticalslicepresentation.

Figure26’Truemotion/V ertical’displaymode

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Northup

WhenNorthupmodeisselected,truenorthisalwaysuponthe screen.Thevesselsymbolisstationarywiththebowpointingin thevessel’scoursedirection.Themovementoftheechoesacross thescreenarecontrolledbyacombinationofthevessel’scourse andspeedandthetarget’sownmovements.

Figure27’Northup’displaymode

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Displaymodes

TheDual1modeisakindof“twosonarsinone”operation,where eachpresentationisupdatedforeverysecondtransmission.All settingscanbesetindividuallyforeachofthetwopresentations. Thismakesthedualmodeespeciallyusefulforoptimizing settingsbydirectlycomparingthetwopresentations.Tooptimize thehorizontalsettings,usetheHorizontalmenutotrydifferent settingsintheupperpicture.Thesesettingsareautomatically transferredtotheothermodes.Thedualoperationmayalso beusedforotheruserapplications,wheredifferentrange,tilt, frequencyandotherparameterscanbeselected.

Figure28’Dual1’displaymode

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Dual2

TheDual2modeisverysimilartotheDual1modepreviously described,butthe“twosonars”arepresentednexttoeachother. Allsettingscanstillbesetindividuallyforeachofthetwo presentations.

Figure29’Dual2’displaymode

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270°/Vertical

The270°/Verticalmodeisspeciallydesignedforpurseseining. Theverticalhalfsliceisdisplayedinthelowerleftcornerfor normalsettingwiththenetonthestarboardside.Ifthenetisset ontheportside,the60degreesverticalslicewillbedisplayed inthelowerrighthandcorner.Withthispresentation,itiseasy tokeepthebestcontactwithaschoolinboththeverticaland horizontalpresentation,andtodetermineitssizedistribution. Thepositionoftheschoolrelativetothebottomisanother importantinformationprovidedbythispresentation.TheCatch datapresentationforpurseseiningisshownontherighthand side.Itshowsallthenetdatarelativetothetargetandthebottom, aswellasallavailabletargetdata.

Figure30’270°/V ertical’displaymode

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OPERATINGPANEL

ThischapterdescribestheSimradSH90OperatingPanel.

Thefrequentlyusedfunctionsaredirectlyaccessiblebythe designatedcontrolbuttonsontheOperatingPanel,andmay enteroperationalcommandsdirectly.Thebuttonsaregroupedin eldsaccordingtotheirpurpose.Mostsonarfunctionsarealso accessibleandactivatedusingthemenusystemonthedisplay andthetrackballandSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Figure31OperatingPanel

Topics

•’Mainswitch’eldonpage81

•’Symbol’eldonpage82

•’Mode’eldonpage84

•’Gain’eldonpage84

•’Range’eldonpage85

•’Cursor’eldonpage85

•’Train’eldonpage87

•’Tilt’eldonpage88

•’Various’eldonpage90

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OperatingPanel

TheMainswitchbuttonscontrolsthepoweron/offsequenceand thehoistingandloweringofthetransducer.Italsoindicatesthe transducer’scurrentposition.

Power

Thisisthesonar’s“on/off”switch.

•PushingPowerforapproximatelytwosecondspowersupthe sonar.TheadjacentgreenLEDblinkswhiletheProcessor Unitbootsup,andremainsilluminatedoncethesystemis operational.

•Beforethesonarcanbepowereddown,thetransducermust beintheupperposition.PushingthePowerbuttonfor approximatelytwosecondssecurespowertotheunitwhichis conrmedbytheadjacentgreenLEDbeingextinguished.

Thisbuttonraisesthetransducertoitsupperposition.The adjacentgreenLEDblinkswhilethetransducerisraisedand remainsilluminatedonceitishousedsafelyinsidethehullofthe vessel.ThegreenblinkingLEDwillalsobeaccompaniedby anaudiblesignal.

Middle

TheMiddlebuttonraisesorlowersthetransducertoitsmiddle position.Thephysicallocationofthemiddlepositioncanbe denedintheT ransducerparameterdialog.

Down

TheDownbuttonlowersthetransducertoitslowerposition.The adjacentgreenLEDblinkswhilethetransducerisloweredand remainsilluminatedwhenlowerpositionisreached.Thegreen blinkingLEDwillalsobeaccompaniedbyanaudiblesignal.

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’Symbol’eld

TheSymbolbuttonsprovideon-screengraphicreferencesfor targets,ownshipandshinggear.

(A)Targetmarker

Tomarkatarget,movethecursoroveritandpressthebutton.A triangularsymbolwithacorrespondingnumberwillappearon thescreenoverthetarget.Positiondataforthedenedmarkers aredisplayedintheObjectsmenu.

•Notethatthesystemcontinuestotrackthemarkersevenwhen outsidethesonarrange.

•TheTargetmarkerbuttoncanalsobeusedformanualtarget trackingasthesystemisdesignedtocalculatethespeed, courseanddistancebetweenthelasttwochosentargets.

•Thetargetmarkerdataisdisplayedinwhiteguresfor15 minutesinthelowerrighthandcornerofthehorizontal presentation.Thisfunctionisalsoaneffectivemethodfor determiningthedistancebetweentwoselectedpointsonthe screen.

(B)Ownshipsymbol

The“ownship”buttonproducesasquaresymbolonthescreenat thevessel’scurrentlocationwhenthebuttonispressed.Theown shipmarker’spositiondataisdisplayedintheObjectsmenu.

(C)Circlemarker

Thismarkermaybeusedtoestimatethesizeofaschoolofsh orasanindicationofthesizeofthepurseseine.T oactivatethe function,movethecursortothedesiredpositionandpressthe button.Acircularsymbolwillappearonthescreenatthechosen location.Thesizeofthesymbolisequaltothatofthepurse seineselected.

(D)Gearsymbol

Thegearsymbolmaybeeitherapurseseinecircleoratrawl symboldependingontheparameterchosenbytheGearbutton intheSetupmenu.Theselectedgearsymbolwillbedisplayed inyellow.

Seinecircle

Thisisausefulaidinplanningtheshootingofthepurseseine.

1PresstheGearbutton.

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•Thepurseseinecirclewillappearontheforwardendof theshipsymbolonthecorrespondingsideofthevessel selectedintheSetupmenu.Thecirclewillfollowthe vessel’smovements.

2Atthemomenttheseineisshot,presstheGearbuttonagain.

•Thepurseseinecirclewillremainstationaryandindicate theidealpathforsettingtheseine.Threesquaresymbols ontheship’scourselineindicatethe:shooting,onehalf, andtheendoftheseinepositions.Threedifferentnets canbedenedintheGearmenu.

3PresstheGearbuttontodeletethePurseSeinecircle.

Trawlsymbol

Thisisausefulaidinprovidinganoverviewofthetrawl operation.Trawldatacanbesetmanuallyusingthemenuor automaticallybyinterfacingaSimradFStrawlsonarorSimrad ITItrawlmonitoringsystemwiththesonar.

•Inthemanualmodethetrawlsymbolwillbedisplayedwith theselectedsize,depthanddistance.

•WhentheFS70,FS900orFS3000trawlsonarisconnected, thetrawlsymbolwillautomaticallybedisplayedwiththe correctdepthintheverticalmodes.

•WhentheITItrawlsystemisconnected,thetrawlsymbolwill bedisplayedwiththecorrectdistance,bearinganddepth.If required,thetrawlopening,ambientwatertemperature,and trawl-llingindicatormayalsobedisplayed.

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’Mode’eld

ThefourModebuttonscanbeusedtoselecteitherthefour favouritedisplaymodesorusersettings.Thesetupthebuttons tochoosemodesorsettings,selectModeButtonsintheDisplay menu.

DependingontheselectionyoumakeintheModeButtons parameterdialog,youhavetwooptions:youcanselectamode orausersetting.

Selectmode

Toselectamode,clicktheModebuttononthetopofthedisplay menu,orpressoneofthefourModebuttons.Frequentlyused operationalmodesthataretaskspecictoparticularphasesof theshingoperationcanbedenedintheSortmodesmenu.For example,Mode1maybeusedforthesearchphase,Mode2for theevaluationphase,Mode3forthecatchphase,andMode4 fordualoperation.

’Gain’eld

Selectuser

Toselectausersetting,youclickUserSettingsontheSetupmenu, oruseoneofthefourModebuttonsontheOperatingPanel.The differentusersettingsarecreatedandmaintainedintheUser

Settingparameterdialog.Tochooseusersettingassignmentto

thefourbuttons,sortthelistofusersalphabetically.

Gaincontrolsarespeciedaseitherhorizontalorvertical.

Horizontalgain

ThetwoupperGainbuttonscontrolreceivergaineffectingthe horizontalpresentationofthesonar.Thelevelofgainselected isdisplayintheHorizontalmenuandontopofthetiltindicator intheupperleft-handsideofthedisplay .Y oucanselectfrom 51valuesnumberedfrom0to50,andthesemaybechangedin stepsof1dB.

Verticalgain

ThetwolowerGainbuttonscontrolreceivergaineffectingthe verticalpresentationofthesonar.Thelevelofgainselected

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isdisplayintheV erticalmenu.Youcanselectfrom51values numberedfrom0to50,andthesemaybechangedinstepsof1 dB.

Rangecontrolsarespeciedaseitherhorizontalorvertical.

Horizontalrange

ThetwoupperRangebuttonscontrolthehorizontalrange.The rangeselectedisdisplayedintheHorizontalmenu,andontopof thetiltindicatorintheupperleftcornerofthedisplay.

Verticalrange

’Cursor’eld

ThetwolowerRangebuttonscontroltheverticalrange.The rangeselectedisdisplayedintheV erticalmenu.

TheCursoreldisusedforon-screencursororientationand menuoperation.

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TheMenubuttonisusedforselectionbetweenMenuandFull Screenpresentations.Whenthemainmenuisdisplayed,theecho

presentationwillbereducedcorrespondingly.InFullScreen presentation,thefulldimensionofthescreenisusedfortheecho presentation.Whenthefullscreenechopresentationisdisplayed, thecursormaybeusedtoactivatethemenueldbymovingitto theleftorrightextremesofthescreen.Ifyoumovethecursor outsidethemenuelditwillhidethemenu.

Select

TheSelectbuttonisusedtoexecuteaselection.Thiscorresponds tothel

View

e f t buttononastandardcomputermouse.

TheViewbuttonactivatestheViewpop-upmenufortheselected displaywindow.Thisbuttoncorrespondstothem

i d d l e button

onastandardcomputermouse.

Object

TheObjectbuttonactivatestheObjectpop-upmenuforthe selecteddisplaywindow.Thisbuttoncorrespondstother buttononastandardcomputermouse.

Trackball

Thetrackballcontrolsthecursor,andallowsyoutomovethe cursoronthesonardisplay.Thecursorchangesappearancein relationtoitslocationonthescreen.

•AnOrangecursorintheechoeld.

•AnArrowinthemenueld.

•ANegativeorPositivesignateachendofthemenubuttons.

Thenegativeorpositivesignindicatesthedirectioninwhich thecorrespondingparametervalueswillbechangedwhen theSelectbuttonispressed.

•AMenusymbolinthecentreofthebutton.

Whenthissymbolisshown,therelevantparameterdialogis openedwhenyoupresstheSelectbutton.

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OperatingPanel

Theaudiochannelisdisplayedasacontinuouswhiteline.It canbetrainedeithermanuallyorautomatically.Thebearing angleisdisplayedintheupperright-handcornerofthedisplay, indicatedrelativetothebow.

Manual

IntheManualmodetheTrainleftandTrainright(arrow)buttons areusedtodirecttheaudiolinetothedesiredbearing.

Autosearch

IntheAutosearchmodethesonarwillautomaticallysearch withinpreviouslydenedsectorlimitswiththeselectedaudio linedesignatingthecentreofthesearch.Thesearchsectoris displayedonthebearingcardwithtwowhiteangularsymbols.

•ThesearchsectorisadjustedbypressingandholdingtheAuto

SearchbuttonandsimultaneouslypressingtheT rainleftor Trainright(arrow)buttons.

•TheAutosearchfunctionisoverriddenwheneithertheT rain

leftorTrainright(arrow)buttonsarepressedandwillcontinue

oncethebuttonisreleased.Thepresentbearingatthemoment eitherbuttonisreleasedwillbecomethecentreofthesearch.

Positiontrack

ThePositiontrackfunctionisonlyavailablewhenbothacourse gyroandaspeedlogareinterfacedtothesonarsystem.Totrack axedposition,placethecursoroverthedesiredlocationand pressthePositionT rackbutton.Ageographicallyxedcircle willappearonthedisplay,anditspositionwillautomaticallybe trackedbythesystemwithrespecttothebearingandtiltangle. WhentheAutotiltfunctionisactivatedinthePositiontrack modethetiltsearchcentreisautomaticallyadjustedwithregard tothedistancetothetrackedposition.

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Targettrack

Totrackatarget,placethecursoroverthedesiredlocationand presstheT argetTrackbutton.Acirclewillappearonthedisplay anditspositionautomaticallytrackedbythesystemusingthe strongestechocentredinthe”window”representedbytwolines ontheaudioline.The“window’s”sizemaybeselectedbythe

TrackWindowbuttonintheSetupmenu.

•Thevectororiginatingfromthetarget’scentreindicatesits courseandspeed.Thelengthofthevectorincreasesrelative tothetarget’sspeed.Oneknotisrepresentedbyasmallmark onthevector.Acourselinecanalsobedisplayedshowing thetarget’strack.

•Targettrackingsymbolsanddataaredisplayedwithalight violetcolour.InadditiontotheinformationontheCatch datapage,thespeed,courseanddistanceforsomemodesare foundinthelowerlefthandcornerofthescreen.

•InManualtiltmode,thetiltanglewillautomaticallybe adjustedwithrespecttothedistancetothetrackedtarget.

•WhentheAutotiltfunctionisactivatedintheT argettrack mode,thetiltsearchcentreisautomaticallyadjustedwith regardtothedistancetothetrackedposition.

Note

ManualtrainingoverridestheTargetTrackingfunction.

’Tilt’eld

TheTiltbuttonsallowsyoutocontroltheverticalangleofthe transducerbeam,andprovideaprogramforanautomatictilt sequence.

Manualtilt

InManualmodethetransducermaybetiltedwithinthesystems limitsbypressingtheTiltupandTiltdown(arrow)buttons. Pressingeitherbuttononcechangesthetiltangleinstepsof1 degree.Pressingandholdingeitherbuttoncontinuouslychanges

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thetiltangleuntilpressureisremoved.InthePositionandT arget Trackingmodes,thetiltanglewillautomaticallybeadjustedto compensateforthedistancetothetrackedposition.

Autotilt

IntheAutotiltmodetheselectedtiltangleformsthecentreof thetiltsearch.Theselectedtiltlimitsaredisplayedonthetilt indicatorbyyellowlinesandcorrespondingnumericalvaluesfor boththeupperandlowerlimits.Thecentreofthetiltsearch sectorisadjustedbypressingtheTiltuporTiltdown(arrow) buttons.Sectorlimitsareadjustedbypressingandholdingthe

AutobuttonandsimultaneouslypressingtheTiltuporTiltdown

(arrow)buttons.Tiltsearchsectorlimitscanbeincreasedin stepsof1degreeto10degreesaccordingtothevalueselectedin theintheTiltparameterdialog.TheAutotiltfunctionresponds differentlywithregardtothetrainingmodeselected.

•Manualtrainingmode:Thetransducerautomaticallychanges thetiltangleaftereachtransmissioninstepswithinthe selectedlimits.

•Autosearchtrainingmode:Thetransducerautomatically changesthetiltangleaftereachcompletesearchisperformed.

•PositionandTargetTrackingmodes:Thetiltangle’ssearch centrewillautomaticallybeadjustedwithregardtothe distancetothepositionbeingtracked.Thetransducerwilltilt automaticallyinstepsaftereachtransmission.

Note

Ifthestabilisationsystemisactivated,thebeamformerwill automaticallyadjustthetiltanglewithregardtothevessel’ s motion(evenifmanualtiltisselected).Thechangeinthetilt angleforthebeamformerwillnotbeshownonthetiltindicator.

Relatedtopics

•Tiltonpage165

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ThebuttonsgroupedundervariousareZoom,Record,Muteand

OffCentre.

Mute

TheMutebuttonisusedtoacknowledgeaudiblealarms,suchas theFishAlarm,andtoacknowledgemessagesfromthemessage system.

Record

Therecordfunctionisusedforstoringeitherasequenceorsingle displaypicture.Sequentialorsinglestorageoptionsarepreset intheStore/Recallmenu(availablefromtheSetupmenu).If sequentialstoremodeisselected,theRecordbuttonisusedto startandstoptherecording.Ifsingleshotstorageisselected,a newpictureisstoredeachtimethebuttonispressed.Inorderto recallstoredimages,youneedtoaccesstheStore/Recallmenu, andclicktheRecallbutton.

Zoom

TheZoomfunctionmagniesanareaofthedisplayby positioningthecursorinitscentreandpressingtheZoombutton. Withinthesonarpresentationarea,theZoombuttonworksasa toggleswitchforon/offofthezoomfunction.Inthetextareof thescreen(thefourcorners),theZoombuttonworksinsteps.

Offcentre

TheOffcentrefunctionmovestheOwnvesselsymboltothe cursor’spositiononthedisplay.Thisadjuststhepresentation tollthescreenaccordingly.

Relatedtopics

•Displaymenuonpage97

•Store/Recallmenuonpage103

•StoreModeonpage163

•RecallModeonpage153

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MENUDESCRIPTIONS

Thissectionprovidesadetaileddescriptionofthecompletemenu systemfortheSimradSH90Sonarsystem.ThechapterMenu structuregivesadescriptionofthemenusystemconguration withreferencestomoredetaileddescriptionsofallthemenu. Anyselectionsyoudointhemenuswillbringuptheparameters availableforthechosensetting.TheAlphabeticallistof parametersisausefulaidtondadescriptionofaparticular parameterofallavailableparametersincorporatedintheSimrad SH90sonarsystem.

Topics

•Aboutthemenusonpage91

•Activemenusonpage92

•Temporarymenusonpage101

Aboutthemenus

•Pop-upmenusonpage106

•Viewmenusonpage110

•Messagesonpage113

Relatedtopics

•Alphabeticallistofparametersonpage120

TheSimradSH90Sonarcomprisesalargenumberofdifferent menusonseverallevels.Menusareselectedbypressingtheir respectivetabsontherighthandside,andtheappearanceof menusandtabsdependsonthechosenoperationalmodeand thecurrentsettings.

Menutypes

•Activemenus:Relevantforeachofthedisplaymodes, availableatalltimes,canbeselectedbytheappropriatetab.

•T emporarymenus:Secondlevelmenusactivatedbyabutton inoneoftheactivemenus.

•Pop-upmenus:ActivatedbytheViewandObjectbuttonson theOperatingPanel,orthemiddleandrightmousebutton (providedthatacomputermouseisinstalled).

•Viewmenus:ActivatedintheViewpop-upmenu.

•Messages:Presentsystemmessages.

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Activemenus

Theactivemenusarethoserelevantforthedifferentoperational modes.Themenusareshownwithverticalselectortabsonthe righthandside,andeachmenucaneasilybeselectedusingthe trackballandtheSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.Allmenus haveaccesstoon-linehelpthroughaHelpbutton.

Horizontalmenu

Menudescription

TheHorizontalmenuisusedtocontrolthe horizontalpresentations.Theparameters chosenarepresentinalldisplaymodes. Whenahorizontalparametersettingis selectedanddenedinonemode,the chosensettingswillautomaticallybe appliedtoallmodes.TheHorizontal2 menuisidenticaltotheHorizontalmenu. ItisusedduringDual1andDual2 operations.

Menubuttons

•Range:Selecttherangeforthehorizontalpresentation. (►Rangeonpage150)

•Tilt:Selectthesonarbeam’sverticalangle.(►Tilton page165)

•Bearing:Thisbuttoncontrolsthedirectionofthewhite bearinglineonyoursonarpicture.Thislinemaybeused tocontrolthedirectionoftheverticalslice.(►Bearing (Horizontal)onpage124)

•Gain:Thissettingcontrolstheamplicationofthereceived echoesinthehorizontalpresentation.Ifyouactivatethe

AGC(AutomaticGainControl)function,thisgainsettingis

inuenced.(►Gainonpage137)

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•PulseForm:Usethisfunctiontoselecttheformofthe transmittedpulse.ThiscouldeitherbeFM(Frequency modulation)withdifferentpulselengths,orCWwithdifferent pulselengths.(►PulseFormonpage148)

•TXPower:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetransmissionpower. (►TXPoweronpage172)

•Beam:Thisbuttonallowsyoutochooseverticalbeamwidth inthehorizontalpresentation.(►Beamonpage122)

•TVG:TimeVariedGain.Thisfunctionwillautomatically adjustthegaininthesonartocompensateforgeometric spreadandabsorption.NotethattheTVGwillonlywork withintherst1000meters.(►TVGonpage171)

•AGC:AutomaticGainControl.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyreducethegainifyouexperiencereverberation andnoise,orincreaseitiftheconditionspermitit.Usingthe AGCwillensurebestpossiblesignalprocessing.(►AGC onpage121)

•RCG:ReverberationControlledGain.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyremoveunwantedreverberationfromthe bottomorfromtheseasurface.Itmayhoweveralsoremove scatteredsh.(►RCGonpage152)

•NoiseFilter:Thisltercanbeusedtominimizethe interferencefromotheracousticsystems(sonarsandecho sounders)onyourownandothervessels.Itwillalsosuppress noisefromyourpropellers,andfromothersimilarnoise sources.(►NoiseFilteronpage145)

•PPFilter:ThePing-to-Pinglterwillonlyshowyouthe echoesiftheyarestillpresentafterseveralconsecutivepings (2,4or8).Thisfunctionwillprovideyouwithamorestable echopresentation,asspuriousechoeswillbesuppressed. (►PPFilteronpage147)

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Verticalmenu

Menudescription

TheVerticalmenuisonlyshowninmodes withaverticalslicefunction.Allrelevant settings,excepttheTXPower,canbe selectedseparatelyfortheverticalmodes independentofthehorizontalsettings. Whenanyverticalsettingisselectedand denedinonemode,thesettingwillbe appliedtoallverticalmodes.

Menubuttons

•Range:Selecttherangefortheverticalpresentation. (►Rangeonpage150)

•Bearing:Usethisfunctiontoadjustthebearing.(►Bearing (Vertical)onpage125)

•Gain:Thissettingcontrolstheamplicationofthereceived echoesintheverticalpresentation.IfyouactivatetheAGC (AutomaticGainControl)function,thisgainsettingis inuenced.(►Gainonpage137)

•PulseForm:Usethisfunctiontoselecttheformofthe transmittedpulse.ThiscouldeitherbeFM(Frequency modulation)withdifferentpulselengths,orCWwithdifferent pulselengths.(►PulseFormonpage148)

•TXPower:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetransmissionpower. (►TXPoweronpage172)

•TVG:TimeVariedGain.Thisfunctionwillautomatically adjustthegaininthesonartocompensateforgeometric spreadandabsorption.NotethattheTVGwillonlywork withintherst1000meters.(►TVGonpage171)

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•RCG:ReverberationControlledGain.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyremoveunwantedreverberationfromthe bottomorfromtheseasurface.Itmayhoweveralsoremove scatteredsh.(►RCGonpage152)

Vertical180menu

Menudescription

TheV ertical180menuisonlyshown whentheBowup/180°V erticalmodeis chosen.Allrelevantsettings,exceptthe

TXPower,canbeselectedseparatelyfor

theverticalmodesindependentofthe horizontalsettings.Whenanyvertical settingisselectedanddenedinone mode,thesettingwillbeappliedtoall verticalmodes.TheTipbuttonisonly availableonthismenu.TheTipbuttonis usedtotiptheverticalslicetoavoidthe blindzone.

Menubuttons

•Range:Selecttherangefortheverticalpresentation. (►Rangeonpage150)

•Tip:Usethissettingtotiptheverticalslicetoavoidtheblind zone.(►Tiponpage166)

•Bearing:Usethisfunctiontoadjustthebearing.(►Bearing (Vertical)onpage125)

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•Gain:Thissettingcontrolstheamplicationofthereceived echoesintheverticalpresentation.IfyouactivatetheAGC (AutomaticGainControl)function,thisgainsettingis inuenced.(►Gainonpage137)

•PulseForm:Usethisfunctiontoselecttheformofthe transmittedpulse.ThiscouldeitherbeFM(Frequency modulation)withdifferentpulselengths,orCWwithdifferent pulselengths.(►PulseFormonpage148)

•TXPower:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetransmissionpower. (►TXPoweronpage172)

•TVG:TimeVariedGain.Thisfunctionwillautomatically adjustthegaininthesonartocompensateforgeometric spreadandabsorption.NotethattheTVGwillonlywork withintherst1000meters.(►TVGonpage171)

•RCG:ReverberationControlledGain.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyremoveunwantedreverberationfromthe bottomorfromtheseasurface.Itmayhoweveralsoremove scatteredsh.(►RCGonpage152)

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Menudescription

Menudescriptions

TheDisplaymenuisshowninalldisplay modes,andprovidesaccesstoparameters controllingthevisualpresentationofthe sonarviews.Someofthechoicesonthe menuaresimpleon/offbuttons.

Menubuttons

•Fullscreen:Clickthisbuttontoremoveorretrievethemenu.

•Palette:Clickthisbuttontochooseapresentationcolour palettetosuityourpersonalpreferences.(►Paletteon page146)

•DisplayGain:Thisfunctioncontrolstheamountofechothat aredisplayed.UsethiscontroltogetherwithGaintocontrol thesonar’ssensitivity.(►DisplayGainonpage131)

•ColourThreshold:Clickthisbuttontocontrolhowmany colourstouseintheechopresentation.(►ColourThreshold onpage125)

•Colours:Controlhowbrightcoloursyouwishtouse. Thecolourbarinthemenushowsthecolourrangethatis used.(►Coloursonpage126)

•Resolution:Select16or64coloursinthedisplaypresentation. Thechosenresolutionisshowninthecolourbarbelowthe button.

•PanelBacklight:Thisfunctioncontrolstheintensityofthe backlightintheOperatingPanel.(►PanelBacklighton page146)

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•Modebuttons:UsethisbuttontochoosehowtheMode buttonsontheOperatingPanelshallwork.Y oucaneither choosebetweenthefourmostfrequentmodes,orthefour mostfrequentusersettings.(►ModeButtonsonpage144)

•Language:Choosethemenulanguage.(►Languageon page140)

•Units:Allowsyoutochoosetheunitsusedbythe sonar.(►Unitsonpage172)

•Cosmetics:ClicktoaccesstheCosmeticsmenu,whichallows youtocontroltheamountofsupportinformationonthesonar picture.(►Cosmeticsmenuonpage102)

•Bearing(Display):Setupthesoundchannelbearingtobe relativeorrelatedtotruenorth.(►Bearing(Display)on page123)

•Menu:Chooseifyouwishtoseethecompletemenus(as describedhere),orjustthemostimportantsettings.(►Menu onpage141)

Setupmenu

Menudescription

TheSetupmenuisshowninalldisplay modes,andgivesaccesstoparameters controllingtheprocessingandalgorithms inthesonarsystem.Italsoprovides accesstospecicsystemparametersand functionssuchasT estandStore/Recall.

Menubuttons

•Store/Recall:Clickthisbuttontorecordandplaybacksonar images.(►Store/Recallmenuonpage103)

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL

SimradSH90

Importantmatters

Basicinformation

Mainunits

Wheelhouseunits

DisplayUnit

OperatingPanel

ProcessorUnit

OperatingPanelpowersupply

Sonarroomunits

TransceiverUnit

PowerSupplyUnit

HullUnit

Transducer

Systemdiagram

Basicfunctionality

Omnibeam

Stabilisationsystem

Reception

AGC(AutomaticGainControl)

RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)

TVG(TimeVariableGain)

Transmission

Optionalfunctionality

Peripheralequipment

Supportinformation

GETTINGSTARTED

OperatingPanel

Poweron/offprocedures

Howtoswitchonthesonar

Howtoswitchoffthesonar

Howtoperformbasicoperations

Echopresentationandmenu

Themenustructure

Controlthecursor

Menubuttons

Changingaparametervalue

Visualaids

Commoninformationonthedisplay

Movingtheboundarylines

Cosmetics

On-linehelp

OPERATIONALPROCEDURES

Poweron/offprocedures

Howtoswitchonthesonar

Howtoswitchoffthesonar

Menuprocedures

Howtohidethemenu

Howtosimplifythemenu

Gainadjustmentprocedures

Howtoadjustthegain

HowtoadjusttheAGC

HowtoadjusttheRCG

HowtoadjusttheTVG

Howtoadjustthedisplaygain

Modeprocedures

Howtoselectoperationalmode

Howtosorttheoperationalmodes

Markersandsymbolsprocedures

Howtoadd’Target’and’Circle’markers

AboutTargetmarkers

AboutCirclemarkers

Howtoaddan’Ownship’symbol

Howtoadda’Gear’symbol

Howtousetheseinecircle

Howtousethetrawlsymbol

Howtoinvestigatemarkerandsymbol information

Howtodeleteamarkerorsymbol

Storageprocedures

Howtostoresonarimages

Howtorecallsonarimages

Howtokeepsonarimages

Howtodeletesonarimages

Howtorenamesonarimages